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Aug. 21, 1923.

' A. C. HAYDEN MAT Filed March 15. 1922 /N l ENTOR A TTO REY name c.Barium, en 5.. r;

a umm summon 15,1022. Serial 1!. meta.

wear out, and must be re laced by new.

ones. A good durable mat or automobiles and other uses, may comprise acheckerwork or assembl of leather blocks, preferably formed of leatherlaminations strung on wires or tie-rods to hold the blocks in theirassembled relation.

The margins of the mat adjacent the side doors of the automobile,experience considerable wear, and sometimes persons entering theautomobile, when stepping on these edges of the mat, are liable to slipand experience I serious in'j ury.

One of the purposes of the present invention, therefore, is to providemargins or edges of a' mat such a referred to, with means to increasethe durability thereof, and prevent persons stepping thereon fromslipping.

ith the aforesaid and other purposes in view, the character of theinvention will be best understood by reference to the followmgdescription of one good form thereof,

shown in the accompanying drawing,where- Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofa mat embodymg the invention;

-Fig. 2 on an enlarged scale is a perspective view of a portion of themat; and Figs. 3 and 4, are details to be referred to. Referring to thedrawing, the that shown therein as one good formof the invention,

.coin rises an assembly'of blocks orj; elements 1 w 'ch may be formed ofleatheror other appropriate material. 'In the present instance, each ofthese blochi is formed of four leather laminations 3, but the number ofthe laminations may bevaried as desired.

The blocks may be arranged in rows, and the blocks of adjacent rows maoverlap one another somewhat, thereby giving themat a checkerworl:appearance.

mat ma Suitable means may be provided for securing the block or elementsin assembled relation. This means, in the present instance, comprisestie-rods or loops 5 which,

may be formed of material. Y

These tie-rods may be entered through registering hole in theoverlapping tions of the blocks of adjacent rows. construction is suchthat the mat may flex wire or other suitable along lines. parallel tothe ax es of thetie-' rods. I

In some instances it is desirable that the longitu inal axes ofthetie-rods. To. ac-

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flex along line transverse to the complish this, inthe present instance,a

sing e wire loop such as the link 5 referred to, does not extendtheentire length of the mat, but a plurality of such wire 100 s arearranged in alinement, and the ad acent ends of the alined wire loopsmay be connected by flattened sleeve 7;. The construcii'ex along theaxes of said sleeves. I The mat as a whole may b constructed of suitableform and size for thepurposes to which themat is to be put. In thepresent tion is such that the-mat ma instance, the matis formedtopresent an elongated central aperture 9 adapted to receive the usualheater for the body of the automobile. The mat may also be formed topresent recesses 11 adjacent an edge thereof to accommodate the usualautomobile control levers.

To contribute to the strength of the mat,

the blocks at opposed edges thereof may made somewhat larger than theblocks in the-body of the mat,.and rods 13 may be. My

entered through registerin holes adjacent the outer ends of theseblocks. The

terminals of these rods may upset to secure them in position. v

' The means for preventing sllppmg of persons'step ing on a mar in ormargins of the mat, suc for examp e, as those adjacent .the. side doorsof the automobile, may be off any suitable construction. In the presentinstance, this means' comprises lates 15 of metal or other suitablemateria and havi a general shape similar to the leather lamnations. The.upper edges may be formed to present angular'points 17, or to other'uivalent cw, preferably promoting some-, w at above t e upper surfaceof the mat. These plates may be interp between 'leat her laminations ofthe. blocks; and, some 7 ter may j larger plates. operate with of theplatesmay desirably be at the outer iacesofthe edge blocks. o

The wire loops 5 referred to, may be entered through pairs of holes inthe plates and thereby secure the latter inassembled relation with theleather laminations.

The plates adjacent the terminals of the strengthening rods ina 'bevmadesomewhat larger than the other p ates, in order to conform to the sizeof the larger leather blocks through which the rods extend, and thelatbe'entered through holes in these The latter will desirably cotheupset ends of the rods to secure the same.

The plates having the pointed or rough tread edges, not only tend toprevent slipping, of persons stepping on the margins of the mat, butalso materially contribute to the strength and durability of the latter.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificembodiment shown and that var1ous deviations may be made neeaeeotherefrom without departing from the spirit and? s eeps of the appendedclaims.

'What is"clain1ed is LA mat comprising an assembly of blocks fori'nedejfleatherlaminations, wires entered through said blocks to hold the samein assembled relation, and metal plates interposed, between the leatherlaminations of blocks at a margin of the mat, said plates bging providedwith upper slip preventing e es.

5. A mat comprising an assembly of blocks formed of leather laminations,the blocks at a margin of the mat having plates at the outer faces ofsaid blocks and intermediate the laminations thereof, said plates beingprovided with rough upper edges tending to prevent slipping of personsstepping on margin of the mat.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ARTHUR o. HAYDEN.

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